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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...t8=Luzi|first8=S|last9=Russo|first9=M |title=High-potency cannabis and the risk of psychosis - Di Forti et al. 195 (6): 488 - The British Journal of Psychi ...tors have warned that greater cannabis "strength" could represent a health risk, others have noted that users readily learn to compensate by [[One hitter (
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• Malawi Gold
  ...omberg School of Public Health, Chamba has been linked to an emerging risk factor for HIV/AIDS in Malawi<ref>http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f
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• Amyloid precursor protein
  ...asters CL, Parker MW | title = Crystal structure of the N-terminal, growth factor-like domain of Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein | journal = Nat Struct B ...ude [[presenilin]], whose gene has been identified as a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's.<ref name="Chen">{{cite journal | author = Chen F, Hasegawa
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• Excitotoxicity
  ...alcium conductivity, resulting in high Ca²⁺ loads and increased risk for mitochondrial damage. This triggers the mitochondrial production of rea ...ic pathway|pathway]], which activates [[BDNF]] (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), not activating apoptosis.
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• Hydromorphone
  ...). It is thought to be 8-10 times stronger than morphine, but with a lower risk of dependency. Hydromorphone is, therefore, preferred over morphine in many ...ely to misuse the drug (see [[Opioids]]). Nevertheless, there is a certain risk of [[drug abuse|abuse]] and [[Substance use disorder|dependence]] among pat
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• Methadone
  ...nd 22. However, metabolism rates vary greatly between individuals, up to a factor of 100,<ref name="Kell">{{cite journal |author=Kell MJ |title=Utilization o .../content/full/circulationaha;105/14/1663 |title=Pulmonary Hypertension and Risk of Death in Cardiomyopathy |publisher=Circulation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |u
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• Salvia divinorum
  ...her reported cases involving or alleging ''Salvia divinorum'' as a serious factor in suicide, overdose, accidental, or any other kind of death. Regarding thi ..."The Australians have clearly found a problem with it. There's obviously a risk in people taking it."<ref name=Worksop20051014/> Concerns about driving whi
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• Hydrocodone
  ...}</ref> [[Per os]] hydrocodone has a [[mean equivalent daily dosage|MEDD]] factor of .4, meaning that 1mg of hydrocodone is equivalent to .4mg of [[intraveno ...ces available for prescription in the US. Most C-II substances have a high risk of addiction and have a marked affect on the CNS (Central Nervous System).
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• Purple drank
  ...]. As with most CNS depressants, mixing with alcohol greatly increases the risk of respiratory failure and other complications. ...teens to re-evaluate lifestyle; Fans and friends wonder whether drug was a factor in his heart attack], ''Houston Chronicle'', Oct. 20, 2007</ref><ref name=C
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• COX-2 inhibitor
  ...risk of [[renal failure]]), and some results have shown an increase in the risk for [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], [[thrombosis]] and [[stroke]] b ...ofecoxib]]) was withdrawn voluntarily from the market, due to an increased risk of [[myocardial infarction]] and stroke. At present it is unclear whether t
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• Assassination of George Tiller
  .../domestic-terrorism-strike_b_209537.html, accessed 12/26/2009</ref><ref>XX factor, http://www.doublex.com/blog/xxfactor/dr-george-tillers-killer-was-domestic ...brings-risk-of-anarchy-1866128.html Allowing a manslaughter defence brings risk of anarchy], ''The Independent'', Jan. 13, 2010,</ref>
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• Terrorism insurance
  ...errorism-insurance/ U.S. Treasury - Office of Domestic Finance - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Concentration of risk is another factor in determining availability for terrorism insurance. Due to the concentrate
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• Counter-terrorism
  ...ms can include prolonged, incommunicado detention without judicial review; risk of subjecting to torture during the transfer, return and extradition of peo ...laws put the basic rights of free expression, association, and assembly at risk. Malaysia persisted in holding around 100 alleged militants without trial,
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• Definitions of terrorism
  ...definition of terrorism. The difficulty of defining terrorism lies in the risk it entails of taking positions. The political value of the term currently p :(d) creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public or
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• Ken Alibek
  *Alibek K and A Pashkova (2007), "Infection as a risk factor in the atherosclerosis development: current concepts and treatment opportun .... Alibek, et al. (2005), "Efficient synthetic inhibitors of anthrax lethal factor", ''[[Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A]]'' Jul 5;102(27):9499-504. Epub 2005 Jun 27
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• 2001 anthrax attacks
  ...etermine if the amount of silicon in the growth medium was the controlling factor which caused silicon to accumulate inside a spore's natural coat. The Live * [http://www.anthraxinvestigation.com/canadiananthraxstudysep01.pdf Risk Assessment of Anthrax Threat Letters] &ndash; Canadian study dated Septembe
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• Anthrax
  ...stream these bacilli release three substances: ''lethal factor'', ''edema factor'' and ''protective antigen''. Protective antigen combines with these other ...hey cannot phagocytose bacteria. Historically, it was believed that lethal factor caused macrophages to make [[TNF-alpha]] and [[IL1B|interleukin 1, beta]] (
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• Infant formula
  ...allergic reactions.<ref>"Introducing formula and solid foods to infants at risk for allergic disease" Fleischer, D.M. et. al. UpToDate Online 18.1 2010.</r ...es thereof.</ref> These problems and resulting disease and death are a key factor in opposition to the marketing and distribution of infant formula in develo
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• Cheese
  The main factor in the categorization of these cheese is their age. Fresh cheeses without a ...ary, and many types of cheese are made in softer or firmer variations. The factor that controls cheese hardness is moisture content, which depends on the pr
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• Vegetable fats and oils
  One limiting factor in industrial uses of vegetable oils is that all such oils eventually chemi ...e demonstrated negative effects upon plasma cholesterol and cardiovascular risk factors.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Mensink RP, Temme EH, Hornstra G |title
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